It has been a busy fall in the Nine Mile Falls School District. Our schools have been both busy and successful. Many students are involved at all levels in diverse activities from academic groups, to athletics, to band, choir, and drama, etc. Research is clear about the high levels of success in students that are involved in school activities. We are fortunate to have exceptional coaches and advisors that continue to create and to support effective programs for our kids.

We invite you to come enjoy any number of those activities as they occur in our schools. We are beginning to post a calendar of school events in The Outpost each week. Be sure to check there to keep abreast of coming activities. Communication is an important aspect of our District’s goals, so if you have other suggestions on how we can keep communication flowing to our community, please let me know.

Student conferences at our elementary schools and student-led conferences at our middle school just occurred and brought lots and lots of parents into our schools. This is the second year the middle school has done student-led conferences and has had an overwhelmingly positive response from parents to this concept. The partnership between parents and teachers is of the utmost importance for us to make the impact we want to make on the education of our kids. This fall opportunity to connect is one way we build this partnership. Thank you to the many parents who participated and to the teachers for their preparation and commitment to making the conferences and the student-led conferences a successful experience.

We are forging ahead on our construction projects. Please see the separate Bond Update link for details of our progress and the exciting work that is beginning.

Always for kids,

Bridget Lewis